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Successful spring break places Butler baseball in tie for second in Big East

Tyler Houston swings with an aim on the ball. Photo from Collegian archives.

JOSHUA DOERING | STAFF REPORTER | jdoering@butler.edu

The Butler University baseball team played seven games over spring break and finished with a 4-3 record, catapulting the Bulldogs to 9-6 on the season.

The 9-6 record puts them in a tie with Georgetown University for the second best record in the Big East Conference.

Butler started with three games in Davidson, North Carolina, losing the first game to Hartford College on March 3, 5-2. The Bulldogs grabbed a 4-3 win over Bucknell University on March 4 thanks to two runs in the top of the ninth inning.